40089

Huge Greenstone Solomon Islands Axe Money

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Huge Greenstone Solomon Islands Axe Money
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100.00USD+ buyer's premium (20.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 16 @ 07:31UTC-7 : PDT/MST

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Title: Huge Greenstone Solomon Islands Axe Money
Description: A huge example of Solomon Islands greenstone axe money, a foot long, very old, and almost certainly collected before the Japanese invasion in 1942. Woven fiber handle in good condition, but some loss of polished surface of blade; old collector notation "Solomons" (?) across blade in white script. Comes with original display card referring to "British Solomon Islands." See Opitz, p. 23.
Low Estimate: 200
High Estimate: 500
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Pedigree/Collection: Ex old collection, probably collected before 1942.